Thursday, February 14, 2008

Southern Aristocracy

The beauty of a sunset hidden in a sweet smile
Welcoming an exchange of neighborly words shadowing hatred
Disgust at the loss of the royalty that once was
The kings of good food and lazy weekend afternoons
The poor of the world who live in luxury and love of life
Baffling all but their own kind who understand only the songs
Songs of the heart’s deepest desires for all perfection
Heated tempers cloaked by gentlemanly smiles and lady’s wiles
Where imagination is never forgotten but exaggerated
To hide the faults in character that provide regional peace
Castles atop rolling farmland fall into disgrace and despair
Only the conquering enemies of old can afford the deserved repair
While the aristocracy sit and ponder the change

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